Johnny Depp and Kate Moss, the most iconic couple of the '90s Three stormy years for one of the most talked-about relationships of the decade

Today, Kate Moss will testify on behalf of her ex-Johnny Depp during the defamation trial the actor has filed against ex-wife Amber Heard. Moss, a celebrity notoriously reluctant to talk about her private life in public, was called to testify after Heard named her during her own deposition, referring to an alleged incident that was never confirmed in which Depp allegedly pushed the model down a flight of stairs. In this regard, it is worth mentioning that although the three-year relationship that bound the two in the 1990s was quite turbulent, Moss has always spoken well of Depp and their relationship even though, by her own admission, their break-up left her in the grip of «years and years of crying». 

For about a year and a half all was silent - the two were often photographed together, and public adoration for the couple grew along with their careers. A new episode brought the couple back into the headlines on the occasion of Kate's 21st birthday. To mark the occasion Johnny hosted a party at the Viper Room in West Hollywood. The venue had a reputation for extravagance: it was at its door that River Phoenix had the overdose that would later kill him a few hours later at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. During that birthday party, while Johnny was on stage singing, actor Jason Donovan had a cocaine overdose, which, fortunately, he overcame without harm. Meanwhile, Johnny was going through a complex time in his career with the indie films in which he had starred not being commercially or critically successful-which helped create the atmosphere that then led to the break-up of the two in 1997. At the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, the two returned to the red carpet together, an episode that was not followed up and was drowned out by gossip hype when Kate Moss was banned for life from the Hôtel du Cap for walking around the halls in a bikini and destroying one of the rooms. Speaking to Hello! Magazine the same year Depp explained: 

«I have been so stupid because we had so much going for our relationship. I'm the one who has to take responsibility for what happened – I was difficult to get on with, I let my work get in the way and I didn't give her the attention I should have done. The whole thing was crazy because I should never have got so worked up over what people had to say about my work. Sure, I should care about my movies but when I get home, I should try to leave that stuff behind. I couldn't do that, and I was horrific to live with. Trust me, I'm a total moron sometimes».